Quote
“She was dead and he had killed her. He was a murderer, a negro murderer,
black murderer. He had killed a white woman. He had to get away from here”
( Page 86, 2nd para, line 2-5 )
We all are products of our surroundings whether it is a product of chemistry reaction or the
product of different reactions we all get for our same deeds based on our different
backgrounds. The author Richard Wright has presented half of the information about the
novel by the above quote. This novel is about a native son, who became a target of a racial
intolerant society. When we are born, we all start off the same, natively. Nobody is a born
criminal. There are a lot of facts we have to consider to prevent native sons from turning into
devil’s son. Bigger is not any traditional hero. From a distance, it seems as if he is the villain.
This novel never tried to justify his deeds but causes us to focus on what made him become
like this. From the beginning of the movie, Bigger kept stating how he does not want to
consume any strong drugs and robbery which people most likely thinks he is part of just
because of his color which makes it clear how he never intended to harm any white person.
The problem began when Mary’s mother walked into the room. Bigger got scared what her
mother would think, not because he's a young man in Mary’s room but because he is black
which made him cause her death. This is the product of the lessons he always had
been learning, hearing and experiencing. He could not stop calling Jane and Mr. Dalton, ‘Sir’
since he always knew white people are greater. The quote reflects, how even after he
commited the unintentional murder, he was not worried about anything other than the
difference between their races. It clearly shows how racial discrimination and segregation are
causing us lives of native people and destroying our peace.
Question:
Why did Bigger hesitate hanging out with White people and was being
unhappy about them trying to become his friends?